Transaction in Own Shares

Compass Group PLC
16 November 2006



16th November 2006

                               Compass Group PLC



                    Purchase of own shares for cancellation



Compass Group PLC announces that on 16 November 2006 it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 286.5357 pence per share
through Merrill Lynch International.







Enquiries:

Justin Besley                        Compass Group PLC
01932 573 000




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